Worry: Toss It August 26, 2009
Posted by Carole Lynne in Feeling Better, Grief, Love, practical action, Spiritual Awakening, Spiritualism Religion, spirituality in action, Uncategorized, Worries.Tags: changing our lives, empowerment, facing challenge, sharing spiritual experience, spiritual growth
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” Worry: Toss It” Those words sound trite and impossible. How in the world are we able to toss worry, especially when we are surrounded by personal problems and are surrounded by headlines on TV and on the Internet, designed to get our attention FAST as they are all about problems.
The only way to “toss” worry is to practice mindfulness and be aware of each moment. The real truth is that our problems do not invade every moment of our lives, unless we work hard to make sure they do so. If you look outside and see a beautiful bird and really allow yourself to focus on the bird and hear its lovely song, your problems will not consume that moment. If you have a grandchild who jumps into your lap and nearly knocks you off your chair, you can enjoy the laughter and your worries will not consume that moment unless you make sure to worry as you laugh.
Tossing worry does not mean that we do not confront our problems and take whatever steps we need to take to pay our bills, take care of our health, and be of service to members of our family who have serious health problems. To toss worry means to take practical actions to make our lives more manageable and then the rest of the time, stop worrying and have a good time!
Psychic Medium and Inspirational Writer Carole Lynne
Acceptance is Happiness August 16, 2009
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Acceptance is the key to happiness. Of course, we often cannot control what happens in life, but we can choose how we react to situations. It takes alot of energy to deny the existence of a troublesome situation. It takes much less energy to take a few deep breaths and admit to ourselves that we have to cope with a problem.
Acceptance does not mean that we do nothing. In fact the acceptance of a problem is often the first step that can motivate us to take the practical actions we need to take in order to improve the current troublesome situation.
Sometimes when I am upset, I take a few deep breaths, and each time I inhale I say in my mind “I accept, I accept.” I do the same as I exhale. Believe it or not, I often feel bliss when I do this, even when facing a difficult problem. Perhaps I feel bliss at this moment because in my acceptance I have started to relax and again become in touch with the fact that each one of us is a spark of Divine Consciousness.
Psychic Medium and Inspirational Author Carole Lynne
Allowing the Presence of Spirit July 14, 2009
Posted by Carole Lynne in All About Spirit, Spiritual Awakening, Spiritual Education, Spiritualism Religion.Tags: hiding spiritual experience, letting go, other side of life, psychic mediums, religion of Spiritualism, sharing spiritual experience, spiritual growth, spirituality
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My clients often tell me that they have a hard time feeling the presence of the spirits of their loved ones who have passed over. Unfortunately many people are looking for spectacular signs from those in eternal life. They look for the Hollywood version of spirit communication.
When I do mediumistic readings for people and blend with the spirits of their loved ones in order to bring messages, nothing spectacular happens. Lights do not flash on and off and pictures do not fall off the wall. What I experience is quite subtle. I just know that the spirits are there and I begin to see visions in my mind of what they used to look like. I begin to blend with their memories and just know things about their lives. After I have given my clients the messages from their loved ones, I tell them that as they open to the presence of spirit, they will have the same experience I am having. They will just know the spirits are there.
It is natural for any of us to doubt it when we experience the presence of the spirit of a loved one. We become sure we are making it up because we long to hear from our loved one. That is why it is so helpful to have a reading with an experienced medium. If a medium, who knows nothing about your loved one, can tell you things about your loved one that are true, then you will know that the spirit of your loved one really has survived the change called death. This knowledge will make it easier for you to believe it when you feel the presence yourself.
I became a medium because the gift was suddenly given to me. But then I trained for years in Spiritualist organizations such as the American Federation of Spiritualist Churches and took courses with the Spiritualist National Union of Great Britain. My education helped me to understand my gift and learn to use it responsibly.
I encourage you to be open to the presence of your loved ones. You do not have to be a medium. Just be open and allow the spirits of your loved ones to come to you.
The Sacred Practice of Spirit Communication June 8, 2009
Posted by Carole Lynne in All About Spirit, Spiritual Priority, Spiritualism Religion, They Don't Understand.Tags: other side of life, psychic mediums, religion of Spiritualism, sharing spiritual experience, Spirit Communication, spiritual life, Spiritualist Churches
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When we, who are still living in physical bodies, are granted access to communications with the spirits of those who have passed on into eternal life, we have reason to give grateful thanks to a power greater than ourselves. From my perspective as a psychic medium, when I am able to open up a part of my consciousness and enter the sacred space of communication, it is a real blessing for me, for the spirits and for those who receive messages from the spirits through mediumship.
At times on radio and television, spirit communication may look like a parlor game or entertainment. This is due to the quick messages that we must give. And while there is a great purpose for us to do mini-readings on the radio, on television and in chat rooms, it is important that the general public understand that having a private reading in person or on the phone, or even a small group reading with an experienced medium, is a totally different experience in which you will receive a more in depth message from a loved one who has passed on. Of course there are always exceptions, and sometimes in a message given on the radio or on television, the experience may be incredible and a great deal of healing may take place. But generally speaking, if one wants an in depth reading, make an appointment for a private or small group reading.
The other day I was doing a reading for a woman on the phone, who praised me when I brought a good piece of evidence about a loved one who has passed over by saying “Oh, that was a hit.” And when I brought a piece of information that she could not understand she said “Sorry, that was a miss.” Halfway through the reading, I was beginning to feel like I was playing baseball rather than communicating with the world of spirit. I finally suggested to my client that we not evaluate each comment that I made in terms of “hits or misses” and allow ourselves to enter the sacred space of spirit communication. It was good that I made this comment, because as the client and I entered a more sacred space, the spirit blended with us in a totally different way, and now we were getting better messages from those in spirit. And in fact, there was also more factual information embedded in the messages. At this point, we were not interrupting the flow of the communication from spirit with quick evaluations of each point made. Instead of feeling like I was in the middle of a spelling test, I was involved in the miraculous environment of spirit communication.
Now I could not blame my client for originally creating the atmosphere of a ball game or spelling quiz, as that kind of portrayal of spirit communication may be what she has been used to experiencing on the radio, television and in some demonstrations of mediumship. It becomes all too easy for both mediums and those who receive readings, to experience the communication as a game. Because we are bringing evidence about those who lived in order to prove that we are communicating, it does become necessary to evaluate whether the evidence is correct. But hopefully there is a way for us as mediums to blend so deeply with the spirits of those who have passed over, that the messages that come through will flow naturally and will contain factual information that in fact proves we are in communication.
Communication with those who have passed on is very sacred, and hopefully we can find ways to communicate with our loved ones that reflects our gratitude for the opportunity to communicate.
Author and Psychic Medium Carole Lynne
People were so happy buying books to help feed hungry babies in India….. April 13, 2009
Posted by Carole Lynne in Spiritual Priority, Spiritualism Religion, Uncategorized.Tags: babies need food foundation, hunger relief, India, money for charity, psychic mediums, religion of Spiritualism, sharing spiritual experience, spiritual growth, Spiritualist Churches, support each other
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There are hungry children all around the world, and if it makes you feel too sad to read these words, please try to keep reading anyway, as there is SO much that each one of us can do without spending much money at all. Yesterday I was part of an event where people bought books in order to help feed babies in Southern India. If you could have seen the smiles on people’s faces as they paid their money. I have never seen people so happy letting go of their money, other than at an incredible sale at Feline’s Basement in Boston, or at a fantastic yard sale. The point is, people like a good deal and people like to help others. In a fundraiser yesterday at a Spiritualist Church in Salem, New Hampshire, people were given a great opportunity to help others and buy books. It was a win win situation. I had my new book for sale Cosmic Connection: Messages for a Better World. This book is about honoring our own unique spiritual experiences and about evolving spiritually so that we can each make better choices for our troubled world. I want to use this book at events like the fundraiser yesterday. The book IS about spiritual evolution, and so it should be used to help others. I enjoyed the fundraiser yesterday, and we raised enough money to put one new baby in the feeding program, and when a few more dollars are raised to add to the funds raised yesterday, we will be able to add a second new baby to the feeding program in Southern India.
As a Spiritualist minister and medium, I serve many Spiritualist churches in the United States. As an author of four books, when I do book signings at churches, I often donate a box of my books and then all the monies received during the sale of the books goes to the Babies Need Food project, which is sponsored by our family charity: The Rani Roberts Memorial Corporation. Every time we raise between $125 and $150 we are able to put another baby into our feeding program in southern India, which feeds a baby for the first two years of life. Yesterday, at the Spiritualist Church in Salem, Massachusetts, people bought books knowing that every penny would go to buy formula and medications for needy babies. We are fortunate to have family members that do all of the administrative work in the foundation, so that all monies collected can go to buy food and medications.
I thank the Spiritualist Church in Salem, New Hampshire for their support.
I know that many of you already give what you can to charity and hopefully all of us will continue to give all that we can during these hard financial times.
Psychic Medium Carole Lynne
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American Federation of Spiritualist Churches Convention 2008 December 5, 2008
Posted by Carole Lynne in Spiritualism Religion.Tags: psychic mediums, religion of Spiritualism, Spirit Communication, Spiritualism, Spiritualist Churches
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Hi Friends,
I am about to leave for Plymouth, MA where I will spend the weekend attending the annual convention of the American Federation of Spiritualist Churches. I am very happy to be part of the religion of Spiritualism as my experiences in this religion have changed my concept of life. In my early days in the religion, I received many readings and got the proof that I needed, that life is continuous, and that when the physical body dies, the consciouness of the individual continues on in eternal life.
Since my early days, I have had many years of experience developing my own ability to give mediumistic readings, and I have done alot of light trance work where I have received messages that I believe to be from a higher source. The messages I have received have been life changing.
One of the things I like most about Spiritualism is that our churches serve people from all religions and all walks of life. Sometimes people from other religions come and see us for a year or so after the passing of a loved one. We do not try to convert them if they are happy in their religion. We help them through the grief process with our services of spiritual healing and our sacred mediumistic messages.
Some who come to the religion of Spiritualism give up their former religion and become Spiritualists. That is what happened to me. I felt more comfortable with the principles of Spiritualism than I had felt in the religion of my early years.
There are many good Spiritualist organizations.
American Federation of Spiritualist Churches
National Spiritualist Association of Churches
Spiritualist National Union of Great Britain
All of these organizations offer correspondence courses, so if you are interested, let me know and I will help you find them. If you use Google, you can also find them on your own.
So I am off to convention.
Do you have any questions about Spiritualism?
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Psychic Medium Carole Lynne www.carolelynne.com
Spiritualism Means So Much To Me November 3, 2008
Posted by Carole Lynne in Spiritualism Religion.Tags: people of all faiths, religion of Spiritualism, Spiritualism
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Last night, Sunday night I was the speaker and medium at the First Spiritualist Church of Salem. The woman who introduced me spoke about how I had been the speaker years ago when she was first attending the Spiritualist Church. She made me feel good by telling us that I had influenced her to go into Spiritualism. I almost cried when she said that because it took me back to 1993 when I first starting attending Spiritualist churches. I remembered how much I was influenced by the first speakers I heard.
This woman’s comments made me happy that I have served in Spiritualist Churches for so many years. Sometimes on a Sunday, I may wish I had the day off or could do something else with my family. All of us who serve churches regularly have to give up many other activities. But when this woman thanked me, it made me realize how important it is for me and for the other Spiritualist speakers/mediums to continue to serve churches. Once again I also realized how much the religion of Spiritualism means to me.
In Spiritualism we learn that life is continuous and then when the earthly life is over, our spirits live on in eternal life. Through our sacred demonstrations of spirit communication, we prove that we can communicate with those who have passed on. Knowing that has changed my life. We are a religion with no dogma and the only document we have is a suggested set of principles to live by. Many people from other religions come to our services, especially during times when a loved one in their family has passed on. We respect people of all faiths, and in most churches that I serve, no pressure is put on people to become members. All are welcome.
Like any religion, or group of any kind, we have our problems and we have our differences. Who does not? But even so, I find Spiritualist churches to be a great place for me to go and to serve.
Next week I will be going out to San Francisco to do readings. I will also be serving a Spiritualist church out there for the first timeon November 23: The Golden Gate Spiritualist Church. I am eager to meet everyone there.
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Psychic Medium Carole Lynne
